Tao Te Ching #56: “Those who know do not say, those who say do not know”

Those who know do not say;those who say do not know.Close the senses,shut the doors;blunt the sharpness,resolve the complications;harmonize the light,assimilate to the world.This is called mysterious sameness.It cannot be made familiar,yet cannot be estranged;it cannot be profited,yet cannot be harmed;it cannot be valued,yet cannot be demeaned.Therefore it is precious for the world.

– Thomas Cleary

Those who know don’t talkthose who talk don’t knowseal the openingclose the gatedull the edgeuntie the tanglesoften the light and join the dustthis is called the Dark Unionit can’t be embracedit can’t be abandonedit can’t be helpedit can’t be harmedit can’t be exaltedit can’t be debasedthus does the world exalt in it

– Red Pine

Those who know it do not say it;Those who say it do not know it.

Those who know bar interaction,Shut and seal the gates and doors;They dull their keen edge andResolve their differences,Reconcile the points of viewAnd blend with the lowly dust.This we call sublime at-oneness.

Favor affects them not,Nor disfavor,Neither advantageNor injury,Neither honorNor dishonor.Thus those who know are honored in the world.